Technical File: Theatrical Aging and Creping of the Skin

This session was focused on creating wrinkles in the skin to create the look of aging. Unfortunately I was ill for this session so had to have it shown to me by another student another time.

Products Used:

• Liquid Latex
• Old Age Stipple
• Acetone
• Translucent Powder
• Supralcolour Palette

We did the wrinkles around the eyes using liquid latex. This was done by stretching the skin and then applying it the the area at the side of the eye and using a hair dryer to dry it. We then repeated this and let go of the skin to create wrinkles.

The hand were pretty similar except we used old age stipple instead of liquid latex and then coloured it using the supracolour palette.

Health and Safety

For this, we had to make sure when using the hair dryer that it wasn't too hot to avoid burning. To do this we tested it on the neck first to make sure the temperature was okay.